Who gets custody of the children in a divorce and how do they visitation rights work?
Who gets custody of the children in a divorce and how do they visitation rights work?
Children are always considered a high priority in divorce cases. In most states, custody of children is determined by what is in the best interests of the child (not necessarily what the parents want).
The court will consider many factors, such as the wishes of the parents and grandparents, each parent's home environment and ability to care for the children, each parent's willingness to foster a relationship between the children and the other parent, and each parent's willingness to make decisions about schooling, medical treatment etc.
The courts will also consider which parent has been more involved with major life events such as school activities and religious events.
In addition to custody, courts may grant one or both parents visitation rights. Visitation can be supervised or unsupervised. With supervised visitation, a third party (such as a grandparent) must be present at all times while the child spends time with their non-custodial parent.
Unsupervised visitation means that there is no third party present when the child is with their non-custodial parent. Courts will frequently order both parents to have some form of visitation with their children. It is very rare that a court would order no visitation whatsoever if it were requested. Sometimes parents have an agreement about their children’s visitation.
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Disclaimer: This is not legal advice and is simply an answer to a question and that if legal advice is sought to contact a licensed attorney in the appropriate jurisdiction.
